Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:40:51 +0200 From: "barbara" <barbara.xxx1975@libero.it> To: "bdsfbsd" <bdsfbsd@att.net> Cc: freebsd-java <freebsd-java@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: jdk and java plugin for newbies - icedtea6-stubs and openjdk6? Message-ID: <L4B483$08D697AFDF77717646DEA160B9088305@libero.it>
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> Replying to myself, for the record: > On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:58:45 -0000, <bdsfbsd@att.net> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Its all the rage lately for newbies to ask why they can't get Java to > > work with Firefox 3.6 on FreeBSD. I've been searching, found many > > threads, same question, few answers. I'm looking to get a working JDK, > > regardless of whether I might succeed in getting FF 3.6 to work (I don't > > mind using an older version of FF) but solving the plugin problem at the > > same time would be nice. > > > > I see in the ports collection these two: > > http://www.freshports.org/java/icedtea6-stubs/ > > http://www.freshports.org/java/openjdk6/ > > > > I wonder what "stubs" means.. As I understand it, IcedTea provides a > > browser plugin, and openjdk6 appears to be at JDK 6 Release 11, which is > > sufficient for FF 3.6, so would installing the above two ports put me on > > the road toward a functioning JDK _and_ FF 3.6? I understand I may have > > to make a symlink in ./mozilla/plugins or some such other detail, but do > > I have the main idea right here? Is this the answer to all the "Java not > > working with Firefox" requests that are going around lately? > > > > Thanks, > > Brian > > I only needed to install openjdk6 and Opera, and Java works fine without > any further configuration. It is only update 7, but I don't know if I > really care. It seems that most Java stuff will work. > > Brian Update 7...uhm... $ /usr/local/diablo-jdk1.6.0/bin/java -version java version "1.6.0_07" Diablo Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_07-b02) Diablo Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 10.0-b23, mixed mode)help
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